Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-02-03 16:45:37 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9F7132F6D9820D22B54B2530A9FAECF37C689634BE1BB83E348B51BB251DB5D1
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Of the £52bn total fraud, £7.3bn were due to vulnerabilities of the expedited measures of COVID relief (furlough and bounce-back loan approvals), and £44.7bn came from Tax/Welfare abuse endemic to system loopholes under multiple successive governments of all parties. https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/fraud-overview-2023-24.pdf https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-loan-guarantee-schemes-repayment-data/bounce-back-loan-scheme-performance-data-as-at-31-july-2022
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